Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Graphite India To Expand Durgapur Plant

Graphite India Ltd, the largest manufacturer of electrodes in the country, is planning to augment graphite electrode capacity by 10,500 tonnes at a cost of Rs 187.50 crore at its Durgapur plant.

At present, the company has a total electrode capacity of 78,000 tonnes - 60,000 tonnes in the country and 18,000 tonnes in Germany.The company, with a decent cash flow, had sold some surplus property in Bangalore in 2006 for about Rs 100 crore and invested the money in 3-year bonds, which would mature next year.

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